Plaiting apparatus.



No. 69|,24|. vPatented lan. I4, |902. A. w. CHAMBERS.

PLAITING APPARATUS.

l (Application led 11n. 30,-1901.)

(No Model.)

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ttoznuj v UNITED STATES ALDEN W. CHAMBERS,

PATENT EEICE.

OF NEVADA, MISSOURI.

PLAITING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 691,241, dated January 14, 1902. 'Application iiled April 20, 1901. Serial No. 561763- (NO model.)

To ttl?, 1,071,077?, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALDEN W. CHAMBERS, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Nevada, in the county of AVernon Iand State of Missouri, have invented certain y terial,and it is designed expressly for domestic or private use.

Furthermore, the object of the invention is to provide a plaiting-board in which the material and the plaiting-strips are held against buckling when pressure is applied thereto or when in the act of ironing the surface for setting the material. v

Furthermore, the object of the invention is to provide a novel form of frame whereby the material after being operated upon may escape through a passage formed in one side of the frame and in the provision of'a receptacle attached to the frame, into which the plaited material is discharged.

Furthermore, the object of the invention is to produce novel means for retaining the several parts in their proper positions and for affording access to either side of the frame.

lVith the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the detailsof construction and the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully setv forth and specifically claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of a plaiting-board and receptacle embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a perspective `view of a corner of a frame, illustrating the means for attaching the receptacle and the means of communication with the interior of the frame. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a fragment of a combined plaiting and crimping strip. Fig. 5 is a perspective View of a fragment of one of the retaining-bars.

In the drawings, 1 denotes the frame, which is preferably formed of metal and made hollow and approximately square in crosssection, except that therearside is composed of two rectangular tubes 2 2, separated by a channel or slot 3, throughpwhich the material that has been acted upon in the crimping process may escape to the receptacle 4, said receptacle being here shown as cylindrical and having'a slot registering with the slot 3 of the frame, as shownxin Fig. 2. Each end of the receptacle is provided with an arm 5, which iits in a socket 6, secured to the outer surface of the frame in any suitable manner, the said arm Abeing an extension of a wire ring which is crimped on the end of the cylinder.

Aguard '7 is adapted to embrace the rear section of theframe and to extend down to about the plane of the lower edge of the upper tube 2, and the inner depending portion of said guard has an extension 8,which reaches down to a point slightly above the plane of the upper surface of the lower tube 2, there Y being sufficient space between its lower edge and the piane of the'uppersurface of the lower tube for the accommodation ot' the inaterial which extends through the slot 3 in any direction.

The extension S is corrugated to conform Ywith the corrugations of the plaiting and crimping strips, according to the effect which .is desired, it being understood that separate sets of crimping-strips maybe employed, according to the result sought.

After the guard has'been applied and the material and plaiting-strips have been alternately placed in position, as shown in t-he sectional view, the clamping-bar l0 is placed in the framev in contact with the outer strip or material, as the case may be, and said clamping-bar is provided with a metallic facing ll, against which the binding-screws 12 are run to compress the material between the plaiting-strips. Top and bottoni boards 13 are employed to form supports for the clampingbar l0 and the plaiting-strips as the saine are compressed, said boards having ribs latextending over the edges of the frame in order to prevent displacement. The clamps 15 are also provided and embrace the frame in such IOC manner as to have their ends projecting in contact with the surfaces of the boards. Atl ter the material hasbeen compressed, as just described, the top board is removed in order that access to the surface of the material may be acquired, and in order to prevent buckling of the plaiting-strips, by reason of the pressure exerted by the binding-screws, the retaining-bars 16 are employed, having their ends inserted through holes a b, formed in the guard and the wall of the frame, respectively, whereby the said end is anchored. The opposite end of each retaining-bar projects beyond the front edge of the frame and is engaged by a hook 18. The ends ot' the retaining-bar are fiat, while the intermediate portion is provided with a rib 19, which rests on the upper surfaces of the plaiting-strips. These retaining-strips are used when the material is pressed, and it has been found in operation that a damp cloth should be placed over the surface of the material and a hot iron applied thereto, which will steam the material and .heat the plaiti n g-stri ps, after which they will not spring out of position orbuckle. The retaining-bar can then be removed and after placing a dry cloth, preferably cotton, over the goods the same should be pressed until the plaited material is dry. The top board should. then be applied and the -bottom board removed, so that the lower surface may be pressed in the man ner just described. As soon as the material becomes cool after the pressing it can be removed from the plaitingstrips, and after applying the receptacle the finished goods can be passed thereto and the operation can then be repeated.

Having thus fully described theinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a plaiting-board, a frame, one side ot' the frame having a slot extending therethrough horizontally and a receptacle attached to the frame having an opening alining with the slot to receive the material therefrom.

2. In a plaiting-board, a frame, one side of which is provided with a slot, a receptacle having arms fitting in sockets in the frame, said receptacles having an opening in alinement with the slot of the frame, substantially as described.

3. In a plaiting-board, a frame one Side of which is provided with a slot, a receptacle having arms fitting in sockets in the frame, said receptacle having an opening in alinement with the slot of the frame, a guard secured to the frame and extending over and closing the slot thereof.

4. In a plaiting-board, a suitable frame one side of which is provided with a slot, a guard fitting on the side of the frame, said guard having a corrugated depending portion, as and for the purpose described.

5. In a plaiting-board, a frame, a guard secured thereto having a corrugated depending portion and corrugated plaiting-strips adapted to coact with the depending portion of the guard, for plaiting and crimping as described, a clamping-bar having a metallic facing, binding-screws threaded in the frame and acting in conjunction therewith.

6. In a plaiting-board, a frame having a slot on one side, a guard secured thereto for guarding the slot, corrugated plaiting-strips adapted to coact with the guard, and means for clamping the parts. h

7. A plaiting-board, a hollow frame having a hole in one side, a receptacle attached to the frame and adapted to receive the material from the frame.

8. In a plaiting-board, a frame having a slot inl one side, a receptacle securedto the frame to receive the crimped material, a guard for the slot, plaiting-strips and means for binding the parts together.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ALDEN W. CHAMBERS.

vWitnesses:

J. T. ENNEs, H. H. BLANTON. 

